Let us not live in dreams; let us not fall back on alibis; do not wait for tomorrow or the next day to make our lives worthwhile. NOW is the time! Let us ask Him into our lives . . . . let Him put everything in its proper place and keep the place of […]
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O dear, majestic, silent Christ, teach me the beautiful lessons of Your Passion. Give me a better appreciation of the magnificence of Your Silence. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Are we anxious to be held in esteem by others and on the slightest provocation make a defense? “Jesus held His peace.” Are we afraid to be misunderstood? Do we demand satisfaction, an apology? When Judas came up to betray Christ, Jesus called him ‘friend.’ Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life . . . our sweetness . . . and our hope!
If we are going to exercise the spirit seriously, it is going to mean a struggle and a death. Good and evil spirits are at work on a soul. Saint Ignatius claimed that those who didn’t experience this were not making the spiritual exercises faithfully. Without battle, there is never a victory. Without death in […]
The Jewish people were led into the desert in order that their faith and love might be tested and purified by their experience. Their refusal to accept these trials was a rebellion against God. They thwarted His designs and asked for a tangible sign — we remember what took place. God will lead us and […]
Our human living is not an obstacle to sanctity. We have no need to aspire to Angelic living, for God dwells among us here on earth. Peace comes only after war. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Spiritual Exercises are an illusion if they make it more difficult for us to live our vocation, or if they make our daily routine seem less essential. The mother who makes a weekend retreat and comes away wishing she had become a Carmelite would have done better to stay at home. Her reaction is just […]
We live according to the spirit, not by despising material creation, but by using it in the service of divine charity. It is in the glory of the spirit that its nobility is not diminished but rather manifested in its union with matter. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
We will be real and convincing to the world only to the extent that we seek to know God intimately. Only time spent in obedient offerings of our daily lives to Christ in the Eucharist will enable us to “put on the mind of Christ” and be fit instruments in His Hands for the peace […]